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goes underground

goes underground is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go underground.

Meaning of go underground

Verb

go underground (third-person singular simple present goes underground, present participle going underground, simple past went underground, past participle gone underground)

  1. (Canada, US, especially, intransitive) To escape into a burrow, hole, etc. when being hunted.
  2. (Canada, US, broadly, figuratively) To withdraw from public view or to seclude oneself, particularly to avoid detection or scrutiny by the authorities, members of the media, or other interested parties.

Questions about goes underground

What is goes underground the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes underground is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go underground.

Words near goes underground in the dictionary

  1. goes toilet
  2. goes too far
  3. goes towards
  4. goes tutti-frutti
  5. goes under
  6. goes underground
  7. goes up
  8. goes up against
  9. goes up for
  10. goes up in flames
  11. goes up in smoke

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